Significance of the Law of Occupation under the Modern International Law

• Project/Area Number: 15K03147
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: International law
• Research Institution: Doshisha University
• Principal Investigator: Arai Kyo 同志社大学, 法学部, 教授 (10319436)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: 占領 / 国際人道法 / パレスチナ / イスラエル / アメリカ合衆国 / 沖縄 / イラク占領 / パレスチナ占領 / 武力紛争法 / ハーグ陸戦規則 / 国際的武力紛争 / 非国際的武力紛争 / 文民 / 対テロ戦争

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Contents of the Law of Occupation remains unclear after the adoption of the 1949 Geneva Convention (IV). This has generated debates in many field after the Iraq War 2003-04. Change of the reality of war, including the development of military technology, emergence of "irregular" troops, and direct participation to the hostilities by civilians, posed serious doubts on the relevance of the law, which reflected the reality of the WWII. The other point is standing of the law among the system of international law which has developed dramatically. This development includes emergence of international human rights law, law of non-international armed conflicts, self-determination and jus ad bellum This study focused to find the right position the law of occupation in the system of general international law, clarifying the real contents and the relevance of the law in this era, through the study of cases and academic writings.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 占領の定義について (2018)
  • Author(s): 新井京
  • Journal Title: 同志社法学 Volume: 69(7) Pages: 487-516
• [Journal Article] 「変容する世界秩序と『戦争』の現在：切れ目なき『対テロ戦争』と武力紛争法のパラドクス」87巻12号 (2015)
  • Author(s): 新井京
  • Journal Title: 法律時報 Volume: 87巻12号 Pages: 27-32
• [Journal Article] Criminalization of the Security Council (2015)
  • Author(s): Kyo Arai
  • Journal Title: Japanese Yearbook of International Law Volume: 58 Pages: 101-128
• [Presentation] Between Consented and Un-Contested Occupation (2017)
  • Author(s): Kyo Arai
  • Organizer: 50 Years after 1967: Evaluating the Past, Present and Future of the Law of Belligerent Occupation, May 22-23, 2017, Tel Aviv University
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 同意による「占領」と抵抗なき軍事占領の間 (2017)
  • Author(s): 新井京
  • Organizer: 国際法研究会
• [Presentation] “International Humanitarian Law and Japan” (2016)
  • Author(s): Kyo Arai
  • Organizer: 2016 DILA Academy and Workshop: Japanese Contributions to the Development of International Law,
  • Place of Presentation: Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo
  • Year and Date: 2016-11-06
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] “The Scope of Application International Humanitarian Law” “The Protection of Detainees in the Context of Armed Conflicts” (2016)
  • Author(s): Kyo Arai
  • Organizer: International Humanitarian Law and Action, jointly organized by Handong Global University School of Law and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
  • Place of Presentation: Handong Global University, Pohang, Republic of Korea
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-03
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] 国際人道法は人道的か？ (2016)
  • Author(s): 新井京
  • Organizer: 科研研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都大学
  • Year and Date: 2016-02-13